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Thank you for your interest in graduate studies at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.

The Andrew Young School mission is to create and disseminate knowledge and analytical methods that are highly valued by policy makers and leaders in the public, nonprofit, and business worlds; and to educate students who are highly qualified and sought after as policy analysts, program evaluators, and designers of administrative systems. This mission is focused on economic and social development policy issues and problems, and on the design, implementation, management, and evaluation of policies that address issues of economic and social development on the local, regional, national and global levels.

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University is ranked 5th in public finance and budgeting, 12th in city management/urban policy, 13th in nonprofit management, 18th in public policy analysis, and 33rd in public management administration and 27th among the top 269 schools in public affairs by U.S. News and World Report's latest rankings of graduate programs in public affairs.

We look forward to assiting you with your decision to attend graduate school!

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AYS Office of Academic Assistance:

Email:
GradAYS@gsu.edu

Phone: 404-413-0021

Physical Address:

AYSPS Office of Academic Assistance
14 Marietta St. NW, Suite G-52
Atlanta, GA 30303
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Mailing Address:
AYSPS Office of Academic Assistance
P.O. Box 3992
Atlanta, GA 30302-3992